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Peanut vs. Mung bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between peanuts and mung beans?

  • Peanuts are higher in vitamin B3, vitamin E, manganese, and copper, yet mung beans are higher in folate, fiber, iron, potassium, and choline.
  • Mung beans' daily need coverage for folate is 96% more.
  • Peanuts have 18 times more saturated fat than mung beans. While peanuts have 6.279g of saturated fat, mung beans have only 0.348g.
  • The glycemic index of peanuts is lower.

We used Peanuts, all types, raw and Mung beans, mature seeds, raw types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 120% 28% 62% 172% 381% 89% 161% 2.3% 252% 39%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 135% 40% 110% 253% 314% 73% 157% 2% 135% 45%
Contains more CopperCopper +21.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +22%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +86.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +12.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +43.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +76.7%
Contains more IronIron +47.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -16.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +13.9%
~equal in Phosphorus ~367mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Peanut
Peanut
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 0% 0% 0% 167% 160% 31% 226% 106% 80% 0% 0% 180%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 16% 0% 2% 10% 155% 54% 42% 115% 88% 0% 23% 469%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1533.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +436%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +72.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +160.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.621mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~1.91mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.382mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peanut Mung bean DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 15.558g 0.384g 101%
Folate 240µg 625µg 96%
Fats 49.24g 1.15g 74%
Vitamin B3 12.066mg 2.251mg 61%
Monounsaturated fat 24.426g 0.161g 61%
Vitamin E 8.33mg 0.51mg 52%
Manganese 1.934mg 1.035mg 39%
Fiber 8.5g 16.3g 31%
Iron 4.58mg 6.74mg 27%
Saturated fat 6.279g 0.348g 27%
Copper 1.144mg 0.941mg 23%
Potassium 705mg 1246mg 16%
Carbs 16.13g 62.62g 15%
Calories 567kcal 347kcal 11%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.233mg 8%
Vitamin K 0µg 9µg 8%
Choline 52.5mg 97.9mg 8%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.8mg 5%
Magnesium 168mg 189mg 5%
Zinc 3.27mg 2.68mg 5%
Protein 25.8g 23.86g 4%
Calcium 92mg 132mg 4%
Vitamin B5 1.767mg 1.91mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.382mg 3%
Selenium 7.2µg 8.2µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.64mg 0.621mg 2%
Phosphorus 376mg 367mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 6µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 4.6g 6.9g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 220kcal 145kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 18g 29g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 6.4 1.6 N/A
Net carbs 7.63g 46.32g N/A
Sugar 4.72g 6.6g N/A
Sodium 18mg 15mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.25mg 0.26mg 0%
Threonine 0.883mg 0.782mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.907mg 1.008mg 0%
Leucine 1.672mg 1.847mg 0%
Lysine 0.926mg 1.664mg 0%
Methionine 0.317mg 0.286mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.377mg 1.443mg 0%
Valine 1.082mg 1.237mg 0%
Histidine 0.652mg 0.695mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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26% 49% 16% 7% 2%
Protein: 25.8 g
Fats: 49.24 g
Carbs: 16.13 g
Water: 6.5 g
Other: 2.33 g
24% 63% 9% 3%
Protein: 23.86 g
Fats: 1.15 g
Carbs: 62.62 g
Water: 9.05 g
Other: 3.32 g
Contains more FatsFats +4181.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +288.2%
Contains more WaterWater +39.2%
Contains more OtherOther +42.5%
~equal in Protein ~23.86g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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14% 53% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.279 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 24.426 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 15.558 g
39% 18% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.348 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.161 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.384 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +15071.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3951.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.5%

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Peanut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172430/nutrients
  2. Mung bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174256/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.